The
strange, the inexplicable, such as coming away from a movie, both
of them thinking the main character’s name is Elsa, only years
later to find out it is not Elsa but Paula, has been Paula all along.

Strange
and inexplicable instances, such as coming away from a movie, both
of them convinced the main character’s name is Elsa and only
years later finding out it is not Elsa but Paula, has been Paula
all along.

Strange
and inexplicable instances, such as the two of us coming away from
a movie thinking the main character’s name is Elsa and only
years later finding out it is not Elsa but Paula, has been Paula
all along.

Strange
and inexplicable, the two of us coming away from a movie thinking
the main character’s name is Elsa, only to find out years later
it is not Elsa but Paula, has been Paula all along.

The
two of us coming away from a movie thinking a character’s name
is Elsa, finding out years later it is not Elsa but Paula, has been
Paula all along.

The
two of us after watching a movie together thinking a character’s
name is Elsa, only to find out years later it is not Elsa but Paula,
has been Paula all along.

The
two of us discussing a movie we’d seen and a character named
Elsa, only to find out later the name is not Elsa but Paula, has
been Paula all along.

Poems
by Morgan Harlow have
been published or are forthcoming in Blackbox Manifold, Washington
Square, Descant, Seneca Review, The Cortland Review, West Wind Review,
Otoliths,The
Moth and
elsewhere.